Reagan does this by focusing on his ethos and creating separation between himself and the government, stressing the tangibility of freedom in a metaphor that plays on the emotions of the people, and creating a metaphorical conflict where the opposite of individual freedom is physical danger. Reagan’s political theology exhibited in this speech suggest his views on human nature. In Reagan’s obviously libertarian policy and rhetoric, he proposes that humans are innately competent and self
Reagan does this by focusing on his ethos and creating separation between himself and the government, stressing the tangibility of freedom in a metaphor that plays on the emotions of the people, and creating a metaphorical conflict where the opposite of individual freedom is physical danger. Reagan’s political theology exhibited in this speech suggest his views on human nature. In Reagan’s obviously libertarian policy and rhetoric, he proposes that humans are innately competent and self